Charles 'furious' as trusted royal aide describes Diana divorce in tell-all book

Charles 'furious' as trusted royal aide describes Diana divorce in tell-all book

PRINCE Charles is said to be "furious" that a trusted aide has written a book which gives details about the breakdown of his marriage to Princess Diana.

Published: 10:26, Sun, August 3, 2014

The book is believed to claim Diana felt "humiliated" by Charles' affair [CAMERA PRESS]

The Queen's former press secretary Dickie Arbiter is promoting his memoirs, which are believed to contain explosive insights into the inner workings of the royal family.

His book, On Duty with the Queen, is said to claim that Diana felt "humiliated" by Charles' affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles.

It is also reported to describe the reaction of Prince Charles and the Queen to Diana's sudden death in a car accident in 1997.

A palace source told the Daily Mirror: "Charles is furious. This man was a trusted friend."

The book, which Arbiter has pitched as "a candid look behind the scenes of the most sensational and salacious royal stories", is also thought to cover the divorces of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, and Prince Anne and Mark Philips.

It is understood that officials are taking legal advice in an attempt to stop the publication.

Charles is reportedly "furious" with Dickie Arbiter [PA]

It is just a case of a man who he thought was a friend and who could be trusted cashing in on the misery of that time

Arbiter, who worked for the palace between 1988 and 2000, is the first former press secretary to write a book about his time with the royals.

He signed a confidentially agreement as part of his role - but has denied that the book breaks any obligations of secrecy.

He is reportedly set to make £250,000 from the memoirs, despite previously criticising former royal butler Paul Burrell for cashing in on his royal connections.

Arbiter, who was once quoted as saying "We would all have loved to rip Diana's knickers off", said: “This is not just a memoir of an intense dozen years but is a story of a life, my life and it’s been quite an ­extraordinary one.”

A Palace source was reported as saying: "He is raking over the breakdown of the marriage and the Prince has been asking aides 'Why do we have to go through this all again?'

"It is just a case of a man who he thought was a friend and who could be trusted cashing in on the misery of that time. It is disloyal.

"Arbiter has been told that he does not have official permission to write this book and a legal team has reviewed all his old contracts in a bid to try and find a way to stop it."